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New shows to help fill Olympic-sized void

New shows to help fill Olympic-sized void

J.K. Simmons, left, as Mel and Eli Baker as Henry in "Growing Up Fisher." (Courtesy of Colleen Hayes/NBC)

New shows to help fill Olympic-sized void

MIND GAMES - "Pilot" - Clark, an expert in human behavior, and his brother Ross, a former con-artist recently out of prison, open a unique agency where they use psychological manipulation to help solve their client's problems. In their first case, they attempt to help a mother whose young son is suffering from a heart condition by convincing the health insurance company's head of claims to approve a previously denied experimental treatment, on "Mind Games," TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET/PT) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Matt Dinerstein) CHRISTIAN SLATER

Some of you are undoubtedly distraught about the Olympics coming to a close, but there are a couple of silver linings.

The first, KSNV-TV, Channel 3 can no longer use promos for its late newscast to spoil the show they’re interrupting. Seriously, what was the point of telling viewers who won the tape-delayed events they were watching? Although maybe that’s the start of a new trend. “Coming up after Red smothers an arms dealer with a teddy bear on ‘The Blacklist’ … ”

And the second is the barrage of new shows and new seasons of returning shows.

NBC is using the closing ceremony to launch “Growing Up Fisher” (10:30 p.m. Sunday, Channel 3), a comedy about a family brought closer by the divorce of a ditsy mom (Jenna Elfman) and blind dad (J.K. Simmons). Unlike two years ago, when the network cut away from London to debut the monkey-centric “Animal Hospital,” the plan seems to be to wait until the Sochi Games actually end.

ABC is unveiling “Mind Games” (10 p.m. Tuesday, KTNV-TV, Channel 13), a drama from Kyle Killen (“Lone Star,” “Awake”) about brothers (Christian Slater, Steve Zahn) who can influence any situation, and “Mixology” (9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Channel 13), a comedy about 10 singles trying to hook up in the same bar.

On cable, TNT has new batches of “Dallas” (9 p.m. Monday), “Rizzoli &Isles” (9 p.m. Tuesday) and “Perception” (10 p.m. Tuesday). Also getting under way are the second seasons of “Legit” (10 p.m. Wednesday, FXX) and “Vikings” (10 p.m. Thursday, History).

■ Ink about ink: Because you can’t have a tattoo series without ties to Las Vegas, local artists Walter “Sausage” Frank of Club Tattoo and King Ruck of Black Spade Tattoo and Red Elephant Tattoo will compete for $100,000 on the new season of “Ink Master” (10 p.m. Tuesday, Spike).

■ Four wives, two episodes: The season finale of the Las Vegas-based “Sister Wives” (8 p.m. Sunday, TLC), will be followed by the special “Sister Wives Tell All 2” (9 p.m. Sunday, TLC).

■ Special screening: Just in time for the Oscars, see all the nominated live-action and animated shorts next weekend at the Suncoast. The grouping of all 10 nominees will be shown at 2 and 7 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. March 2. Tickets are $10.